Radisson Utica Centre Named Top-performing Radisson Hotel for 2005
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, April 11, 2006. Carlson Hotels Worldwide, parent company of Radisson Hotels & Resorts, honored the Radisson Hotel Utica Centre with the Pinnacle award, as the top-performing President's Award winning Radisson hotel for 2005 at the Carlson hotel group's annual business conference held recently in Las Vegas. Radisson Hotels & Resorts awarded 68 of its more than 200 hotels and resorts in the Americas, Asia Pacific and a portion of the United Kingdom, with the prestigious annual President's Award. The Radisson Hotel Utica Centre, was recognized by company leaders as the best of the best with the coveted Pinnacle Award.
The President's and Pinnacle award-winning hotels excelled in property quality and cleanliness, property management, marketing and sales, leveraging the revenue generating tools of the brand and delivering total guest satisfaction.
"I was honored to receive this award, and it is one that I share with our entire team at the Radisson Hotel Utica Centre who made it possible," said Hotel General Manager Mark Cherry. "It is their dedication, enthusiasm that delivers the 'Yes I Can!' service to our guests each day and helps our hotel succeed and build long-term loyalty."
The Radisson Hotel Utica Centre has received the Presidents Award for the past 5 years and has consistently performed in the top 10% of all Radisson Hotels as measured by customer surveys. During the past 5 years the hotel ownership has invested over $4 million in renovations, including guest rooms, bathrooms, hallways, meeting rooms, and restaurants. The Radisson Hotel Utica Centre features 162 guest rooms, 11,000 sq ft of meeting and banquet space, complete fitness facilities, indoor pool, the Garden Grille Restaurant and the Encore Lounge.
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